Who benefits from iOS6's crappy maps? — The classic criticism that thoughtless Apple haters use against the company is that it makes products that are pretty but dumb. Usually those criticisms are by people who don't understand the value of a comprehensible user experience …

iOS 6 plagued by strange Wi-Fi bug (updated) — iPhone and iPad owners who rushed to update to the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system were met with a number of software surprises including one they never expected: the inability to connect to Wi-Fi networks.

Passbook Enabled-Apps Start Arriving on App Store — Passbook enabled apps have begun making their way to the App Store, with major corporations like Major League Baseball, Ticketmaster, Fandango and Lufthansa offering event and flight tickets via Passbook, and Walgreens offering access to its rewards program via the service.

The Lost Chapter — 2003: Cambridge, Massachusetts — In college, my computer's filing system was relatively straightforward: I had a folder for each year of school, and within each of those folders there were additional folders for each course I was taking.

How Much Tech Can One City Take? — Shaken by the latest digital gold rush, San Francisco struggles for its soul. — Last year, when Mayor Ed Lee heard that Twitter was planning to move its headquarters out of San Francisco and down to the peninsula, he quickly consulted with his digital experts …

Mobile Pwn2Own: iPhone 4S hacked by Dutch team — Summary: How long would it take a determined attacker to hack into Apple's iPhone 4S from scratch? A Dutch research team uses the Pwn2Own contest to provide the answer. — Ryan Naraine — AMSTERDAM — How long would it take a determined attacker …

Google Updates Android Maps App as Apple Moves On — The fight over mobile maps is on. — Google plans to add new features to its Google Maps app for Android phones on Wednesday. Conveniently, it is the same day that Apple's latest mobile operating system is due to be released …

Show Me Your Best DEMO — Ever since I left TechCrunch six months ago, people have been asking me, “What's next?” I've been purposefully silent about most of my activities, but today I can share some news. Beginning next month, I will become the new executive producer of DEMO, the original product launch conference.

Introducing Groupon Payments — In the past, our merchant partners have often told us that their traditional payment systems are expensive and cumbersome-so we stepped up to the plate and developed our own payments service guaranteed to be the simplest and lowest cost option for Groupon merchants to accept credit cards.

Bromium secures computers by holding apps in isolation — New security software separates apps and their processes from the operating system to keep attacks at bay. — Some of the minds behind virtualization technology used by Amazon Web Services are launching new security software today called Bromium …